Christmas tree stand



Jan. 17, 1933. PESHOUT 1,894,473

CHRISTMAS TREE STAND Filed Aug. 17, 1931 4 lll llllllnlllllll\\ Patented Jan. 17, 1933 -UNIT'ED STATES ANTON PESI-IOUT, SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA.

PATENT OFFICE 1 CHRISTMAS TREE STAND.

Application ma Au ust 17, 193;. Serial No. 557,648.

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Further objects are to provide a Christmas tree holder having a small number of parts, and which may be made from few patterns at an extremely small expense.

An embodiment of the invention is show in the accompanying drawing, in which Figure 1 is a plan view of the Christmas tree stand, as a whole, in its assembled condition.

Figure 2 is a cross-section view of the body and holder part of the Christmas tree stand in its assembled condition, and showing the legs or supports fitted inside of the body part of the holder.

Figure 3 is a half cross section view of the body and holder part of the invention in its assembled condition, without the legs or supports, when looking straight down from the top on the invention.

Referring more particularly to the drawing, it will be seen that the device comprises a substantially cylindrical shaped body 4 to receive, and within which are assembled the various other parts of the invention. This cylindrical shaped body 4, at its lower end receives and holds in place the three or more legs or supports, numbered 1 on the drawing. No machine work is required on any part to fit the legs or supports 1, to the body part 4, of the invention. The lower part of the body 4, is provided with an aperture, numbered 2, adapted to receive a threaded screw, numbered 8, which holds the legs or supports, numbered 1, in a rigid position. portion of the body, numbered 4, is also provided with an aperture, numbered, 3, adapted to receive a two-wayright and left threadthreaded adjusting screw, numbered 7. This screw holds in position and regubo lates the two adjusting clamps, numbered 5 the butt end of the tree, and when turned to I I the tree fast and rigid and in an upright po- The lower and 6. By turning this screw, numbeded 7,. I to the right, by means of a winged nut, numbered 9, the two adjusting clamps are drawn toward each other and hold fast and rigid the left,=by' means'of the winged nut 9, the butt end of the tree is loosened and released. Two guiding breeches, numbered 10, are provided as a part of the body 4, which hold the, adjusting clamps, 5 and 6, in position when being operated and adjusted- The two adjusting parts, numbered 5' and 6, are provided for holding the butt end of sition. These two parts, 5 and 6, are held in 5 position andregulated by means of the two wayright and left threadthr eaded adjusting screw 7, which is held by an aperture,

numbered 3, in the lower end of the cylindrical shaped body 4. The two adjusting parts 5 and 6, have a threaded aperture,numbered 11, in the lower end of each to receive the two-way adjusting screw 7. These adjusting'parts 5 and 6 may be regulated to hold any size tree by means of a winged nut, num- 7 bered 9, attached tovone end of the two-way threaded adjusting screw 7 by one simple operation.

A plurality of legs or supports, numbered 1, areprovided andhave slightly enlarged rounded bearing outer portions, numbered 12, adapted to rest on the floor. The upper parts of these legs or supports are provided with a circular part, numbered 13, which is shaped to fit inside of and be held by the cylindrical shaped body, part 4. These legs or supports are held in position by the very simple means of a set screw, numbered 8, which fits into a threaded aperture, numbered 2, at the lower end of the cylindrical shaped body. This set screw 8, tightens and holds securely the legs or supports, numbered 1, by means of a winged turning device, which is a part of the set screw. In this manner the legs or supports are firmly locked in position and may not inadvertently be dropped from the cylindrical shaped body part 4 when the whole device is lifted from the floor.

Attention is particularly called to the fact that extremely-simple patterns may be used Z on in producing the parts and that a very small number of patterns may be employed. In the form shown only three simple patterns may be employed, one for the cylindrical shaped body part 4, one for the circular shaped clamping device parts numbered 5 and 6,as the two are duplicates, and one ily assemble the parts, or separate the device into its component parts, such operations be-i ing easily performed by an unskilled operappended claims.

It should also be noted that very little machine work is required in manufacturing the parts, the only machine work required being that of drilling and threading one hole in the cylindrical shaped body part 4, to

make the aperture numbered 2, to receive the set screw 8, which holds in position the legs or supports numbered 1, and drilling and threading an aperture,-numbered11, in the clamping parts 5 and 6, to receive the twowaythreaded screw part 7; The two-way threaded screw part 7, has a winged turning located within said cup member.

In witness whereof, I have signed my name to this specificatlon.

ANTON PE SHOUT.

device, numbered 9, attached to one end only for turning the screw to adjust the two adjusting clamps, 5 and 6.

-' It is of course understood thatthe exact number of parts described may be varied and other changes in the embodiment of the invention may be resorted to without departing from the spirit of the invention, such invention being limited only as set forth in the I claim l. A tree holder comprising a cylindrical shaped body orv cup adapted-to receive the butt of a tree, a set of two clamps set inside of such cup and adapted to hold a tree rigid by means of a two-way threaded adjusting screw, a plurality of legs or supports extending outwardly and downwardly from the inner portion of said cup and having an upper circular portion fitted inside of said cup and held in position by means of a single set screw at the lower portion of said cup.

2. A tree holder comprising a cylindrical shaped body or cup, two semi-circular tree engaging clamps set inside of said cup and held in adjusted position by a two-way threaded adjusting screw in said cup, a plurality of legs or supports extending outwardly and downwardly from the inner portion i of said cup and held in position by means of a set screw at the lowerportion of said cup.

3. 'lhe combination of a set of two clamps to receive the butt of a tree, adjustable by me 121s of a two-way threaded screw and held in position by a cylindrical shaped body or cup, a plurality of legs extending outwardly 

